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Deltek
Project-based business management and accounting software
As of 30 August 2026, Deltek starts at $1500/month. Deltek is a leading provider of cloud-based project-based business software for professional services, government contractors, and energy companies. Softwr lists it under ERP. Deltek is made by Deltek Inc, launched in 1983, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Deltek does
Deltek is a leading provider of cloud-based project-based business software for professional services, government contractors, and energy companies. It combines project management, financial management, and resource management in a unified platform designed for organizations that work on projects.
What people use it for
- Government contracting project accounting and compliance management
- Aerospace and defense ERP with FAR/CAS requirements
- Architecture and engineering firm resource planning and billing
- Construction cost tracking, labor management, and job costing
- Professional services resource scheduling and utilization
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Deltek.
- Not one product but a portfolio, including Costpoint, Vantagepoint, Maconomy, Ajera, ComputerEase, GovWin IQ and Replicon, so the right choice depends on the industry before the feature set
- Pricing is not published anywhere and requires contacting sales
- Built around project-based industries such as government contracting, architecture and engineering rather than general business
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Pricing
What Deltek costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Vantagepoint
$1,500 /mo
- Project accounting
- Professional services
- Resource management
- Basic analytics
Vantagepoint Enterprise
$3,500 /mo
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Advanced analytics
- Custom workflows
Capabilities
Features
Project accounting
Resource management
Time and expense
Financial reporting
Government compliance
Office 365
Integration with Office 365
Outlook
Integration with Outlook
Tableau
Integration with Tableau
Government systems
Integration with Government systems
Role-based access
Role-based access security feature
Data encryption
Data encryption security feature
Compliance tools
Compliance tools security feature
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Deltek Costpoint cost?
Deltek does not display pricing for Costpoint or other products on its website. Enterprise ERP pricing requires contact with Deltek sales.
SourceWhat is the cost of Deltek Vantagepoint for architecture firms?
Deltek does not publish Vantagepoint pricing on its website. Pricing depends on firm size, employee count, and feature requirements.
SourceDo Deltek cloud ERP solutions charge per user?
Deltek offers cloud ERP products but does not disclose per-user, per-month, or subscription rate information on its public website.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Deltek
- Company
- Deltek Inc
- Based in
- Chantilly, VA
Timeline
Deltek over time
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- Unanet
- DEAR Systems
- MRPeasy
- Infor CloudSuite
- Fishbowl
- Unit4
- Striven
- Odoo
- Ecount
- Holded
- Kingdee
- TeamSystem
- bexio
- Bling
- Blue Link ERP
- Cegid
- Cin7 Core
- Comarch
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